Date: 25.01.2018.

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the production of milk amounted to 791,800 tonnes in 2017, which is 1% more than the year before. The number of dairy cows increased slightly by the end of the year and also the average annual milk production per cow increased.

Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis on Wednesday met with Matt Brittin, the President of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Google during his visit to Davos, Kucinskis’ spokesman Andrejs Vaivars told LETA.

During a discussion on January 24th of the implementation of a memorandum of understanding on IT cooperation between Estonia and the African Union with Amani Abou Zeid, the African Union commissioner for infrastructure and energy, Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser recommended the African Union to develop a module for training in e-governance, reports LETA/BNS.

Orlen Lietuva, the Lithuanian unit of Poland's biggest oil group Orlen, last year posted a net profit of 197.5 million euros (USD 244 mln), up by 3% from 192.7 million euros (USD 238 mln) in 2016, reports LETA/BNS.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite warns against a widening divide in the world between protectionist countries and free trade advocates as she starts discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, cites LETA/BNS.

EU economy’s future: slow but positive growthGrowth in all EU states will continue in 2019-20, though at a slower pace than before. The largest EU’s economies will grow at around 1,5-1,7%, mostly in Poland, Spain and Holland. The Baltic States’ growth will continue to be on the positive trend.